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MCNP

Slide 1. MCNP / X Merger Outline. Merger ProjectDemonstrationImplications. Slide 2. . MCNP / X Merger MCNP - a history of integrating codes. 1940. 1970. 1980. 1960. 1950. 1990. Slide 3. . 4A, 4B. MCNP4C. LAHET. CEM. INCL. Cinder90. LAQGSM. MCNPX. MCNP / X Merger MCNP / X ? continued history of integrating codes.

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    1. MCNP / X Merger John S. Hendricks Gregg W. McKinney H. Grady Hughes Richard E. Prael John T. Goorley Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM,87545, USA ANS Annual Meeting Anaheim, CA June 8 - 12, 2008 LA-UR-08-3475 Presentation Title Slide Notes “UNCLASSIFIED” marking of slides is not a security requirement and may be deleted from the Slide Master (View › Master › Slide Master). In general, slides should be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” if there is potential for confusion or misinterpretation of something that could be deemed classified. For guidance on marking slides containing classified and unclassified controlled information, see the Protecting Information Web site at http://int.lanl.gov/security/protectinfo/.Presentation Title Slide Notes “UNCLASSIFIED” marking of slides is not a security requirement and may be deleted from the Slide Master (View › Master › Slide Master). In general, slides should be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” if there is potential for confusion or misinterpretation of something that could be deemed classified. For guidance on marking slides containing classified and unclassified controlled information, see the Protecting Information Web site at http://int.lanl.gov/security/protectinfo/.

    2. Slide 1 MCNP / X Merger Outline Merger Project Demonstration Implications

    3. Slide 2 MCNP / X Merger MCNP - a history of integrating codes

    4. Slide 3 MCNP / X Merger MCNP / X – continued history of integrating codes

    5. Slide 4 MCNP / X Merger Overview Goal – combine all features of MCNP5 and MCNPX into a single code to be released as MCNP6 Level of support: $3M FY07: 2.5 FTE FY08: 2.0 FTE FY09: 2.0 FTE Strategy: Integrate MCNPX capabilities into MCNP5 / 6 subroutine by subroutine Planned Milestones: MCNP6 at MCNP / MCNPX workshops (May 2008) Alpha (internal release): October 2008 Beta (limited external release): April 2009 RSICC Release: October 2009

    6. Slide 5 MCNP / X Merger Challenges ~ 1000 subroutines in 9 directories ~500 new subroutines in 8 sub-directories ~400 subroutines & modules in MCNP6 ~400 subroutines in MCNPX /mcnpf/ directory ~ 55 new MCNPX subroutines ~200 subroutines nearly the same as MCNP5 ~150 subroutines require careful merging Phased approach with building & testing after each step

    7. Slide 6 MCNP / X Merger Challenges – 2 Teams / 2 Cultures MCNP5 Team Jeremy Sweezy J. Tim Goorley Tom Booth Forrest B. Brown Jeff Bull Avneet Sood Roger Martz Art Forster Richard Prael Stepan Mashnik Tony Zukaitis MCNPX Team Gregg W. McKinney Laurie S. Waters Joseph W. Durkee Jay Elson Michael L. Fensin John S. Hendricks Michael R. James Russell C. Johns Denise B. Pelowitz Franz X. Gallmeier M. William Johnson

    8. Slide 7 MCNP / X Merger Challenges - MCNPX 2.6.0 (April 2008) Integrates: CEM03, CINDER90, LAQGSM Extends MCNPX Beyond 34 particles to 2205 heavy ions; Beyond static nuclides to decaying & emitting; Beyond fixed materials to burnup / depletion / transmutation & dynamic materials; New variance reduction, sources, tallies, graphics, data http://mcnpx.lanl.gov Content Slide Notes “UNCLASSIFIED” marking of slides is not a security requirement and may be deleted from the Slide Master (View › Master › Slide Master). In general, slides should be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” if there is potential for confusion or misinterpretation of something that could be deemed classified. For guidance on marking slides containing classified and unclassified controlled information, see the Protecting Information Web site at http://int.lanl.gov/security/protectinfo/.Content Slide Notes “UNCLASSIFIED” marking of slides is not a security requirement and may be deleted from the Slide Master (View › Master › Slide Master). In general, slides should be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” if there is potential for confusion or misinterpretation of something that could be deemed classified. For guidance on marking slides containing classified and unclassified controlled information, see the Protecting Information Web site at http://int.lanl.gov/security/protectinfo/.

    9. Slide 8 MCNP / X Merger Challenges - MCNPX 2.6.0 – Additional Capabilities Long file names; Tally stop on precision; Charged ions from neutron capture in table range (in addition to light-ion recoil from elastic); Weight-window MESH angles in radians and degrees; Piping PTRAK results; Spherical GRIDCONV; Proton step size control: HSTEP on M card; New photon emission data: PHTLIB; New S(a,ß) scattering law; Differential data tallies extended to table physics; Separate printout/calculation of induced fission multiplicity; Interrupts in electron tracking; Extend ZAID identifiers; Neutron models produce light (A<4) nuclei <100 MeV; Additional enhancements and corrections.

    10. Slide 9 MCNP / X Merger Challenges – MCNP5 – Additional Capabilities Shannon Entropy for criticality convergence diagnostics; Pulse-height tallies with variance reduction, including DXTRAN; Electron physics enhancements; Long file names; Mesh tallies; Angles in radians and degrees; Prompt fission multiplicity; Supplemental random number generators; Extensive benchmark test set; Additional enhancements and corrections.

    11. Slide 10 MCNP / X Merger Strategy Phase 1 Move MCNPX variables to MCNP6 (reconcile particles, common, etc.) Phase 2 First half of IMCN (card reading) Phase 3 Second half of IMCN (geometry, tallies materials) Phase 4 XACT (Read / process cross sections, proton library, heating) Phase 5 MCRUN - particle transport Phase 6 MCRUN – sources and tallies Phase 7 Tally and cross section plots Phase 8 Geometry plot Phase 9 MCNPX 26 C, D, E, F, … upgrade Phase 10 Debug Quality control Documentation

    12. Slide 11 MCNP / X Merger Outline Merger Project Demonstration Implications

    13. Slide 12 MCNP / X Merger Demonstration – Proton Cross Section Plot

    14. Slide 13 MCNP / X Merger Demonstration – Photonuclear cross section plot

    15. Slide 14 MCNP / X Merger Demonstration- Geometry plot – new interactive buttons

    16. Slide 15 MCNP / X Merger Demonstration- Geometry plot – ijk indices

    17. Slide 16 MCNP / X Merger Outline Merger Project Demonstration Implications

    18. Slide 17 Secrets of MCNP / X Success It’s Free & Available Almost It Works Gets right answers It Meets Your Needs Repository of physics knowledge Reasonably easy to use

    19. Slide 18 Essentials for MCNP6 Success (prioritized) Leadership: Jeremy E. Sweezy, Gregg W. McKinney, J. Tim Goorley, Laurie S. Waters Quality: MCNPX Beta Testers MCNP4 / MCNPX Expert Code Review & Integration MCNP5 Benchmarks MCNP5 & MCNPX Extended Regression Test Sets Value Free Availability Documentation, interactive Workshops Features – new capabilities

    20. Slide 19 MCNP / X Merger Outline Merger Project – major undertaking Demonstration – works - mostly Implications – can succeed if it embodies the best of both MCNP5/X

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